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Saint-Sauveur-Sur-Tinée

Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Peone - Valberg loop from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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France
Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Nice
Saint-Sauveur-Sur-Tinée

Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Peone - Valberg loop from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Peone - Valberg loop from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

05:49

88.0km

2,750m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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654 m

Col de la Couillole from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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The climb begins at the bridge spanning the Vésubie River for a sixteen-kilometer ascent with a positive elevation gain of 1,165 meters. The gradient is fairly steady at around 6/7%, …

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16.6 km

Col de la Couillole

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The Col de la Couillole from Saint Sauveur sur tinee is 16km long with 1168m of elevation gain. The average gradient of the climb is 7.3% with maximum gradients of 9.3%.

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23.7 km

Ascent to Col de la Couillole

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The Col de la Couillole is a mountain pass in the Massif du Mercantour-Argentera of the French Alps, situated at an altitude of 1,678 m (5,505 ft) in the Alpes-Maritimes …

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31.3 km

Col de Valberg

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The Col de Valberg from Guillaumes is 12km long, with a vertical drop of 878m and an average gradient of 7.32%.

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47.1 km

Ascent to Peone - Valberg

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The D29 is perfect as an alternative to the D28. Less traffic and a magnificent scenery.

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49.5 km

Beautiful Péone

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62.4 km

Col de Sainte-Anne

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The Col de Sainte-Anne is 3.9 km long with an elevation gain of 228 m and an average gradient of 5.8%.

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85.3 km

Col de la Couillole Km 14

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There is still a long way to go under the blazing sun.

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88.0 km

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80.3 km

6.98 km

424 m

326 m

Surfaces

86.4 km

1.46 km

194 m

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Tuesday 14 July

30°C

19°C

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July 20, 2024,Hommage au Tour 2024 - Valberg et Couillole
Third and final tribute to the Grand Boucle, second on French soil. Today's stage includes the departure from Nice and the arrival at the Col de la Couillole, also covering the Cols de la Colmiane and Turini.
There were several ideas on which tour to do on this day, but the central point to enjoy the show was certainly the …

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